Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani, along with Adani Foundation Chairperson Priti Adani, performed the Bhoomi puja for the ₹150-crore Adani Akhand Jyoti Eye Care Hospital near Patna, envisioned as one of the world’s largest rural eye care ecosystems.
The proposed hospital will have the capacity to perform 3.3 lakh eye surgeries annually while training nearly 1,000 eye health professionals every year.
The initiative aims to strengthen affordable eye treatment, rural outreach and vision care skilling across underserved communities in the Hindi heartland.
Partnership with Akhand Jyoti Foundation
The Adani Foundation will develop the Adani Centre for Eye (ACE) and Adani Training in Ophthalmic Medicine (ATOM) in partnership with Akhand Jyoti Foundation, a rural eye care institution based in Bihar.
ACE will function as an advanced treatment and surgical facility focused on affordable care, complex procedures and large-scale rural outreach, while ATOM will train optometrists, ophthalmic assistants and community healthcare workers to strengthen India’s rural healthcare workforce.
₹500-crore commitment for expansion
In a post on X, Gautam Adani said the newly-created Adani Akhand Jyoti Foundation would seek to take the spirit of service born in Bihar to underserved communities across India.
Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital Co-Founder, CEO & Executive Trustee Mritunjay Tiwary described the collaboration with the Adani Foundation as a shared commitment towards expanding affordable and accessible eye care for underserved communities.
Additional hospital planned in Bhagalpur
To expand the initiative beyond Bihar, Gautam Adani also announced a personal commitment of ₹500 crore and the establishment of the Adani Akhand Jyoti Foundation to scale the long-term healthcare and humanitarian mission across the country.
Additionally, the Adani Foundation will establish a 200-bed hospital in Pirpainti near the Adani Group’s upcoming ultra-supercritical thermal power plant in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district to strengthen healthcare access and community outreach in eastern Bihar.